Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher: Hansebooks
ISBN: 9783337231842
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A year amongst the Persians - Impressions as to the life, character and thought of the people of Persia is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher: CUP Archive
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 598

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Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136183965
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 679

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First published in 1893, this is one of the great classics of travel. Going far beyond the record of a journey, it gives lively and entrancing descriptions of Persia and its people and is an infallible guide to modern Persian literature and thought. Written with tremendous enthusiasm by the greatest exponent of Persian life and letters of his day, it is a fascinating and instructive work.

Author: Tom Holland
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0307386988
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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A "fresh...thrilling" (The Guardian) account of the Graeco-Persian Wars. In the fifth century B.C., a global superpower was determined to bring truth and order to what it regarded as two terrorist states. The superpower was Persia, incomparably rich in ambition, gold, and men. The terrorist states were Athens and Sparta, eccentric cities in a poor and mountainous backwater: Greece. The story of how their citizens took on the Great King of Persia, and thereby saved not only themselves but Western civilization as well, is as heart-stopping and fateful as any episode in history. Tom Holland’s brilliant study of these critical Persian Wars skillfully examines a conflict of critical importance to both ancient and modern history.

Author: A. T. Olmstead
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226826333
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 671

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Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff

Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781522203193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Hardcover reprint of the original 1893 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Browne, Edward Granville. A Year Amongst The Persians; Impressions As To The Life, Character, And Thought Of The People Of Persia, Received During Twelve Month's Residence In That Country In The Years 1887-8. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Browne, Edward Granville. A Year Amongst The Persians; Impressions As To The Life, Character, And Thought Of The People Of Persia, Received During Twelve Month's Residence In That Country In The Years 1887-8, . London, Black, 1893. Subject: Iran Description And Travel

Author: Homa Katouzian
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300121186
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 452

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In recent years, Iran has gained attention mostly for negative reasons—its authoritarian religious government, disputed nuclear program, and controversial role in the Middle East—but there is much more to the story of this ancient land than can be gleaned from the news. This authoritative and comprehensive history of Iran, written by Homa Katouzian, an acclaimed expert, covers the entire history of the area from the ancient Persian Empire to today’s Iranian state. Writing from an Iranian rather than a European perspective, Katouzian integrates the significant cultural and literary history of Iran with its political and social history. Some of the greatest poets of human history wrote in Persian—among them Rumi, Omar Khayyam, and Saadi—and Katouzian discusses and occasionally quotes their work. In his thoughtful analysis of Iranian society, Katouzian argues that the absolute and arbitrary power traditionally enjoyed by Persian/Iranian rulers has resulted in an unstable society where fear and short-term thinking dominate. A magisterial history, this book also serves as an excellent background to the role of Iran in the contemporary world.

Author: Edward Granville Browne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 618

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Author: Gene R. Garthwaite
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9781557868602
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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The Persians is a succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. A succinct narrative of Iranian history from the time of Cyrus the Great in 560BC to the present day. Traces events from the rise of the Persian empire, through competition with Rome and conquest by the Arabs, through to the re-establishment of a Persian state in the sixteenth century, and finally the Islamic Revoltuion on 1979 and the establishment of the current Islamic Republic. Uses the most recent scholarship to examine Iran's political, social and cultural history. Focuses on rulership as a central theme in Iranian identity. Also shows how land, language and literature relate to Iranian identity.